Former Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairperson Daim Zainuddin has denied that the appointment of his former press secretary Rashid Yusof as the group editor of New Straits Times demonstrates Pakatan Harapan's intention to take control of the English daily.

"It has nothing to do with me, it's up to the board. It is not for me (to decide)," he told a press conference after attending a dialogue session held at Wisma Perwira Angkatan Tentera Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur...